Technics and civilization

Why read it

• You will learn how industry organised machines more quickly than people, leaving workers with little reason to care about the work
• You will question the idea of endless progress in a single line, which the author calls a parochial notion
• You will notice how inventions grow out of play, physiology and craft, as with Bell and the talking automaton

Who it is for

• Reader asking whether technology serves people or the reverse
• Design or engineering student seeking historical context
• Urban planner interested in cities and machines

Contents

1. Pages

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